Posted on Mar 6, 2021
Looking for career advice. Continue Guard or go Active?
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I'm at 13 yrs in the guard come May. I have some active time from T32 orders and the rest reserve. I havent built up a solid civilian career and outside of government jobs it's hard to devote more time to the Army. At this point Is active duty worth pursuing? Or Push for more out of the Guard?
With my ETS looming I dont want to break off to "come back later" as I'd be the one to kick that bucket down the road till it's too late
With my ETS looming I dont want to break off to "come back later" as I'd be the one to kick that bucket down the road till it's too late
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Responses: 7
That's a highly personal question. Most people who join AD later in life realize that it's an actual career with amazing benefits and do very well. Can you see yourself doing almost 20 more years to get a retirement? There's no guarantee you'll keep your MOS, 15P's aren't in great need right now. In your current MOS you might get more out of the AGR because "I think" the NG may have more aviation units than the regular Army. But maybe you'd like to work in a different field instead. There's just too many variables really.
In the end, I suggest you pick whichever gives you the quality of life you're looking for. If you have 13 years in now, you're bare minimum 31 which means you could retire as early as 51, that's a long time to be in the regular Army if you're in an MOS like 15P that's hard to promote in.
In the end, I suggest you pick whichever gives you the quality of life you're looking for. If you have 13 years in now, you're bare minimum 31 which means you could retire as early as 51, that's a long time to be in the regular Army if you're in an MOS like 15P that's hard to promote in.
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LTC (Join to see)
Go in the USAR and become civil affairs or logistics. Some units are airborne. They often have slots for air assault or even ranger school. Most Non commissioned officers get 3 or 4 different specialties in their career. The army reserve also has training commands in its mos generic. Officers and a listed can join a training command division.
https://www.thebalancecareers.com/army-enlisted-job-description-civil-affairs-specialist-3346018
LTC Eugene Chu 1SG Fred "SARGE" Bucci SFC Steven Borders SGM (Join to see) SFC (Join to see) Lt Col Jim Coe SGT (Join to see)
https://www.thebalancecareers.com/army-enlisted-job-description-civil-affairs-specialist-3346018
LTC Eugene Chu 1SG Fred "SARGE" Bucci SFC Steven Borders SGM (Join to see) SFC (Join to see) Lt Col Jim Coe SGT (Join to see)
Job Facts About Army Civil Affairs Specialists (38B)
Army Civil Affairs Specialist (38B) coordinate with non-combatants, play a key role in protecting the integrity and success of military operations.
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CPT (Join to see)
I've heard that it gets complicated for people with that much TIS to enlist for AD, any truth to that?
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SFC (Join to see)
CPT (Join to see) a bit, yes. It comes down to active federal service and whether the person can reach 20 years of AFS prior to hitting 60 years, and they still have to be well below RCP for their rank so they can enlist long enough
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Have you considered looking into a federal job that requires membership in the ANG or USAR as a condition of employment? Many technicians do exactly that and go to work every day at their units as civilians. Maybe your unit doesn’t have any of those positions but if you are willing to relocate you might be able to get a position somewhere else. Those aren’t bad gigs, either. They are usually at least GS-11.
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Active duty will be a-holes and take a stripe. Consider AGR in the ARNG or USAR. Get on MOBCOP at the unit ( use their VPN to log in and register for tours).
https://www.usar.army.mil/AGR/#:~:text=Active%20Guard%20Reserve%20(AGR)%20Soldiers,20%20years%20of%20active%20service.
https://www.usar.army.mil/AGR/#:~:text=Active%20Guard%20Reserve%20(AGR)%20Soldiers,20%20years%20of%20active%20service.
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